Taylor Lipsett
Taylor Lipsett's introduction to sled hockey came by chance when he ran into the mother-in-law of previous teammate Lonnie Hannah at a grocery store. A short while later, Lipsett participated in the 2004 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships in Örsköldsvik, Sweden and helped Team USA win the silver medal. Two years later, Lipsett won a bronze medal with the U.S. at the 2006 Paralympic Winter Games in Torino, Italy. An assistant captain during the 2007-08 sled hockey season, Lipsett has high hopes for the team in Vancouver.
Lipsett is part of the United States Olympic Committee's "Team for Tomorrow," a humanitarian relief fund through which Olympic and Paralympic athletes give back to local communities
Named a National Collegiate Scholar at Southern Methodist University, where he graduated in 2009 with a degree in finance. He now resides in Rockwell, Texas with his wife Kathleen and currently works within the Bank of America's Private Wealth Management division and would like to specialize in wealth management for athletes.
Major Achievements:
- 2010: Gold medal – Paralympic Winter Games,
- 2010: Gold medal - 2010 Japan Para Ice Sledge Hockey Championships
- 2009: Paralympic Team of the Year
- 2009: Gold medal - World Championships, Ostrava, Czech Republic
- 2008: Bronze medal - IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships, Marlborough, Mass.
- 2006: Bronze medal - Paralympic Winter Games, Torino, Italy
- 2004: Silver medal - IPC Ice Sledge Hockey Championships, Örsköldsvik, Sweden
- Athlete Ambassador, Team for Tomorrow
